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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3171 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3577 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Andres X. Vargas and Manny Cruz |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fund. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Andres X. Vargas3rd Essex1/16/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex1/16/2025Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk1/24/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/31/2025Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/3/2025Steven Owens29th Middlesex2/6/2025Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex2/6/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/12/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/12/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/12/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/12/2025Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/20/2025Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire2/24/2025Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/24/2025Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex3/3/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/11/2025Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex3/11/2025Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk3/11/2025 1 of 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3171 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3577 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | House, No. 3577) of Andres X. Vargas, Manny Cruz and others for legislation to establish a zero |
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| 20 | 20 | | carbon renovation fund to provide for the costs associated with energy efficiency renovations of |
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| 21 | 21 | | certain existing buildings. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fund. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 21A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2following section: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 29. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4fund to be known as the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund that shall be administered by the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, in consultation with the Department of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6Energy Resources, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center, the Governor’s Office |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7of Climate Innovation and Resilience, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8Communities, the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the Executive Office of Economic |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9Development, the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board, and the Massachusetts |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10Development Finance Agency, who shall expend the funds for costs associated with the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11renovation of existing buildings including Affordable housing as defined by section 38D of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12chapter 121B, homes rented or owned by low or moderate income households as defined by 2 of 3 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13section 38D of chapter 121B, municipal buildings, including, but not limited to, public schools, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office Certifications to |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15conduct “Zero Carbon Renovations'' so that these buildings shall, to the maximum extent |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16practicable: (i) be highly energy efficient; (ii) use all-electric heating, hot water, and cooking |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17technologies; (iii) include on-site renewable energy generating sources; and (iv) be renovated |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18with low-embodied carbon materials. Funds may also be expended as necessary for costs |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19associated with the remediation of existing building conditions which must be addressed before a |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20Zero Carbon Renovation can be completed. Such remediations may include but not be limited to |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21mitigation of mold, asbestos, insect and animal infestation, lead paint, electric system upgrades |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22to meet current code or facilitate building electrification, accessibility upgrades required for |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and remediation of any structural issues |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24related to accommodating the Zero Carbon Renovation. Said fund shall be available to buildings |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25throughout the Commonwealth, while prioritizing Affordable housing and low or moderate |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26income homes, public schools, and other buildings located in: (i) environmental justice |
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| 56 | 56 | | 27communities, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30 and (ii) gateway cities, provided, however, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 28that monies deposited in said fund shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be allocated and spent |
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| 58 | 58 | | 29through existing programs supporting the aforementioned decarbonization activities. (There shall |
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| 59 | 59 | | 30be credited to the fund all amounts that are transferred, or authorized to be transferred thereto, or |
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| 60 | 60 | | 31directed to be deposited therein, and all amounts received as gifts, grants, or contributions for the |
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| 61 | 61 | | 32purposes of the fund. Any money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not |
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| 62 | 62 | | 33revert to the General Fund, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 34 XXXX-XXXX For a reserve, as established in Section 29 of Chapter 21A of the General |
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| 64 | 64 | | 35Laws, to support the renovation of existing buildings including affordable housing; homes of low 3 of 3 |
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| 65 | 65 | | 36or moderate income households; municipal buildings, including, but not limited to, public |
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| 66 | 66 | | 37schools; and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office Certifications, |
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| 67 | 67 | | 38provided, however, that funds in this item shall be administered by the Executive Office of |
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| 68 | 68 | | 39Energy and Environmental Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Energy Resources, |
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| 69 | 69 | | 40the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center, the Governor’s Office of Climate |
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| 70 | 70 | | 41Innovation and Resilience, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, the |
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| 71 | 71 | | 42Massachusetts School Building Authority, the Executive Office of Economic Development, the |
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| 72 | 72 | | 43Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board, and the Massachusetts Development Finance |
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| 73 | 73 | | 44Agency, for Zero Carbon Renovations; provided further that not less than $300,000,000 shall be |
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| 74 | 74 | | 45transferred to the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund …………$300,000,000 |
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